They don't really apologize, they say, "We get why you were mad." Great. Then you also get why we'll be eating somewhere else. Isn't it great when communication works and we all understand each other?
If you missed their statement, here it is:
Regarding your concerns about the Subway contest that excludes home schools from contest eligibility, Scholastic and Subway apologize to all individuals who have taken offense at this. Our intention was never to make independent schooled children feel discriminated against or excluded from this specific promotion.
Throughout the course of the year Scholastic runs a number of contests and sweepstakes that are open to all teachers and students. The eligibility of this contest in particular was solely put in place to award a large group of children with the grand prize of $5,000 worth of athletic equipment. We do however understand how home- schooled children could benefit from this type of prizing and will make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions.
We appreciate your feedback and will make sure a similar situation does not happen in the future.
2 comments:
I am glad you shared their comment with us. I sent them a message also but never received an answer. While I agree that they, as a private company, should be able to open it to whom ever they wish, they should explain why they exclude a certain (very large) segment of their customers. I rarely eat there because it is expensive for 7 people. It will be a very long time before I go there again. Thanks for the update.
where did you find that so-called apology?
was it from subway or scholstic?
and just what exactly is an 'independant schooler?
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